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When Australia was at war [1 October 1913]

22 March 2022 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This article was published in The Sydney Mail (Sydney, NSW), 1 October 1913.] When Australia was at war. Australia was once involved in a naval war. Just on one hundred and nine years ago — on November 17, 1804 — the inhabitants of Sydney looked down from those … [Read more...] about When Australia was at war [1 October 1913]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: 500x500, Australian military history, Australian navy, defence, publication The Sydney Mail (Sydney), SourceTrove, year1913

“Buy Australian-Made” [29 October 1924]

5 February 2022 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This article was published in The Sydney Mail (Sydney, NSW), 29 October 1924.] “Buy Australian-Made” There is every opportunity for housewives to be patriotic by buying goods made in Australia. It seems a pity that so few take the trouble to inquire the source … [Read more...] about “Buy Australian-Made” [29 October 1924]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: 500x500, Australian-Made Preference League, buy Australian, publication The Sydney Mail (Sydney), SourceTrove, year1924

Tinkering with defence [6 November 1929]

4 February 2022 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This article, about defence matters, was published in The Sydney Mail (Sydney, NSW), 6 November 1929.] Tinkering with defence Certain considerations leap to the mind in reviewing Mr. Scullin’s announced suspension of Compulsory Military Training, which for twenty … [Read more...] about Tinkering with defence [6 November 1929]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: 500x500, compulsory military training, defence, publication The Sydney Mail (Sydney), SourceTrove, White Australia, year1929

Australia’s defence [15 September 1920]

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[Editor: This article, about the defence of Australia, was published in The Sydney Mail (Sydney, NSW), 15 September 1920.] Australia’s defence. The defence policy stated in the Commonwealth Parliament last week by the Prime Minister was made with the main principle that … [Read more...] about Australia’s defence [15 September 1920]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: 500x500, defence, populate or perish, publication The Sydney Mail (Sydney), SourceTrove, White Australia, year1920

Heart of a child [short story by L. E. Homfray, 20 October 1920]

2 February 2022 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This short story by L. E. Homfray was published in The Sydney Mail (Sydney, NSW), 20 October 1920.] Heart of a child. Athol Gordon sat in his study writing, but somehow his thoughts would wander from the manuscript before him to a letter he had received that day … [Read more...] about Heart of a child [short story by L. E. Homfray, 20 October 1920]

Filed Under: short stories and anecdotes Tagged With: L. E. Homfray (1873-1951) (author), publication The Sydney Mail (Sydney), short story, SourceTrove, year1920

Australia First [by Earle Page, 14 November 1928]

4 June 2021 · Leave a Comment

[Editor: This article, by Earle Page, was published in The Sydney Mail (Sydney, NSW), 14 November 1928.] Australia First “We want Australia first!” shouted an interrupting crowd at one of the Prime Minister’s meetings recently. Certainly. All will endorse that Australia … [Read more...] about Australia First [by Earle Page, 14 November 1928]

Filed Under: articles Tagged With: 500x500, Australia and British Empire relationship, defence, Earle Page (1880-1961) (author), phrase "Australia first", publication The Sydney Mail (Sydney), racial attitudes, SourceTrove, year1928

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